With so many newer varieties of low-care landscape roses available, more and more of you are adding them to your gardens and landscape. Want to keep your roses blooming and thriving right up until fall? Who wouldn’t want that?! Here are some tips from our experts to keep them producing beautiful blooms for months to […]
Take a few minutes this month to stroll around your landscape and dream of autumn! While there is no such thing as a “bad” month to plant trees and shrubs, Fall really does offer the BEST! Instead of waiting, why not start your wish list now! Instead of browsing magazines and the internet for ideas, […]
There is some serious stress on your lawn right now, due to irregular rain patterns and our usual excessive August heat! Give the lawn grass a break with a few easy steps: Brown patch is unfortunately common in our area this month. Treat it (and the healthy grass around it, too) with a great fungicide […]
Here’s a quick-tip list for thing to keep up with this month, to keep your gardens flourishing and your creativity flowing! Keep Container plants watered – remember that other than occasional August rains, you are their only resource for moisture. Fertilize those container plants this month, too! The necessary frequent watering can wash out the […]
The beginning of August is time to plant your “second season” vegetables – ones that can be planted now and harvested September through November! If you missed out on spring planting entirely, now is your second chance to reap some yummy vegetable harvests this year! *Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, cucumbers, squash and onions can […]
The transition from the vitality of summer, when your flowers are looking their fullest and most luxuriant in their containers, to the first frost, when your more delicate plants start to wane, can be a trying time. But take heart, just because fall is coming doesn’t mean you can’t continue to have eye-catching areas in […]
OUT-SMARTING THE TRICKIEST WEEDS IN THE YARD! There is a particularly tricky variety of weeds known as Cool Season Weeds that actually germinate during winter! That’s right – while we think of weed control mainly in the spring and summer months, these sneaky weeds need cold weather to germinate and once they do, they take […]
Like many plants, ornamental grasses come alive with beauty and color in the spring and summer – but don’t overlook what they can add to your landscape in the fall and winter months too! Many grasses, once they enter the dormant season, still add interest and movement and texture to a landscape as their leaves […]
Now that you’re enjoy the brilliant colors of your Pansies, Viola and ornamental Kale and Cabbage, make sure they perform their very best over the weeks and months ahead! With the proper nutrients, not only can you enhance their colors but you’ll also strengthen their root development which in turn, ensures they will continue to […]
Two of the most spectacular additions to any landscape are Knockout Roses and Crape Myrtles! Both offer fabulous color way beyond a single season each year, and both are amazingly easy to grow and tend in our area. REMINDER: This is a super planting season and adding either of these beauties to your yard – […]
